Wow!! Research Projects are Almost Done!

Hi Class,

Well, almost everyone in the class managed to write their rough paragraph DRAFTS for the BODY of their Social Studies Research. Some people even managed to do some REVISING and EDITING today. So, you have now been allowed to take home your RESEARCH FOLDERS. Here are some of the things you can do over the weekend in preparation for Monday's Research Process English Session:

1. Do some more REVISING by reading your paragraphs to your parents, siblings, other family members or friends, asking them for suggestions to improve things like: WORD CHOICE, PARAGRAPH ORGANIZATION, SENTENCE VARIETY, and so on.
2. Do some more EDITING on your rough drafts, checking for: SPELLING, CAPITALIZATION, COMMAS, PERIODS, and so on.
3. Remember that if you did your rough drafts on the computer at school, all you'll have to do on Monday is go back in and make your changes and corrections. If you did your rough drafts in your WRITER'S NOTEBOOK, go ahead a type out your good copy on your computer at home or write it in your best handwriting using blue or black pen.
4. You could set up or do your Bibliography in good copy.
5. You could improve any pictures, diagrams, charts, maps, etc. Don't forget to consider the captions you are going to include with each illustration or graphic.
6. You could do your TITLE PAGE.
7. You could do your COVER. Set it up the same was as you do for your Workshops.

JUST REMEMBER to use the RUBRICS included in your Research Folder and the SAMPLE WORK as guides to help you. On Monday, you will be writing an INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH and a CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH, then the ASSEMBLY will begin. By the end of Tuesday, you will have a complete, professional FINAL Non-Fiction REPORT ready to submit and be proud of.

The other BIG FOCUS for the weekend will be your SPEECH. Most of you were smart enough to write back in January, so all you're doing is practising it. You will not be presenting it until Thursday or Friday.

So, while you're busy with your homework, I'll be busy finishing marking your ENERGY Summaries and ELECTRICITY Summaries. Maybe I'll start writing some Report Card Learning Skills too. Hmmm, who's should I start with first? I'll never tell - HA! HA! HA!

See you Monday,

Mrs. A.